Roth van Turnhout This is an awesome martial arts Movie. The action is fast-paced, the plot is intriguing and original. Great cast, direction and editing are perfect. The fight scenes are very realistic. The acting is all very good as you'd expect from a top notch cast and there are plenty of fight scenes to keep the pace up. Lance Henriksen is great as the corrupt Police Chief and you will throw things at the screen while he's being evil.it's the kinda cop movie we don't see anymore with plenty of fights, nudity and electric guitar music.."Excessive Force" is a 90 minute visual feast of pure adrenaline! A must-see film for any fan of good cinema.

disdressed12 i liked this movie.sure ti's your typical action/crime drama film,but Thomas Ian Griffith makes a pretty credible action star.plus Burt Young was very convincing as a mob boss.there's certainly plenty of action here,but it's not too over the top.i thought the fight scenes were more realistic than in most movies of the genre.Griffith displays some great moves.which suggest he is very skilled in fighting himself,or the fight choreography was very well done.what's refreshing is there are no flashy camera tricks this time around.the movie moves at a good pace,and there are a few twists and turns,which make it more interesting.it is unrealistic at times,of course.Griffith is basically a one man army,against what should be overwhelming odds.other than that this is an entertaining 95 minutes.i give Excessive Force a 7/10

Frank Markland Thomas Ian Griffith stars as Terry McCain, a hard-boiled cop (I don't think there exists a different brand in these type of movies) who looks to avenge his partner after the death of his partner at the hands of a mobster (Played well by Burt Young) however when the mobster turns out dead, despite the mercy McCain bestowed on to him, McCain seeks the ones responsible and finds a conspiracy involved. James Earl Jones lands an embarrassing role as Griffith's would be mentor. Excessive Force is one of the blandest action flicks ever made. Its low degree of style as well as witless plot contrivances make for very dull going. Griffith's performance also grates the nerves since he looks like a used car salesman, rather than one man army cop. The good cast is ultimately wasted, Especially Jones who seems bored with the role, as does Henriksen who could do his role in his sleep. The only real life comes from villain Burt Young but he is ultimately wasted as he is killed off early. Therefore leaving us with a cast to flounder with such labored material.* out of 4-(Bad)

stamper This is an average, low budget action flick that really has nothing interesting about it. It is a typical action flick as to the plot, but not as to the action. The title suggests a lot of fighting + a lot of Blood. ERROR. None of that, all of this combined with a lack of good casting means that this is really nothing special. So please hear me, not bad, but not good either only watch on TV if you've got nothing else to do or if you're drunk. DO NOT RENT!!!!5 out of 10